NBA Basketball Betting - Houston at Cleveland
WHO: Houston Rockets (32-20 SU, 26-24-2
ATS) at Cleveland Cavaliers (29-23 SU,
24-28 ATS)
WHERE: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland
WHEN: Tuesday, February 19 at 7 PM ET
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: HOUSTON
-1, Total 185
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* HOU has covered six of the last seven
meetings
* HOU has won seven of the last nine
meetings SU
* Seven of the last eight meetings have
gone UNDER the total
* Eight of the last 12 meetings in Cleveland
have gone UNDER the total
* HOU has had the shooting edge in nine
of the last ten meetings
* HOU has had the rebounding edge in
each of the last three meetings
Houston ranks third in the NBA in rebounding,
pulling down 44.4 caroms a game. The
Rockets are third in the league in field
goal percentage defense, giving up just
43.7% shooting from the field. Also:
* HOU is 4-1-1 ATS in its last six games
* HOU has won its last eight games SU
* HOU has played five of its last six
games UNDER the total
* HOU has won its last five road games
SU
* HOU is 7-2-1 ATS in its last ten road
games
Cleveland is one of the worst shooting
teams in the NBA, hitting on 43.9% of
its shots. The Cavaliers are slightly
ahead of Houston in the offensive rebounding
category, with 13 a contest. Also:
* CLEV has covered two of its last six
games
* CLEV has won 15 of its last 21 games
SU
* CLEV has played four of its last six
games OVER the total
* CLEV has covered one of its last five
home games
* CLEV has won eight of its last 11
home games SU
* CLEV has played five of its last seven
home games OVER the total
With these
teams, who don't shoot a high percentage
and don't make an awful lot of three-pointers,
you have to expect that defense is
going to dominate. Indeed, seven of
the last eight meetings have gone "under." Another
thing to note is that Houston has shot
for a higher percentage in nine of
the last ten encounters. At least part
of this can be attributed to the presence
of Yao Ming in the lineup, altering
shots and pushing the Cavs outside.
The Rockets were probably sorry the
All-Star break came along when it did,
as they had won eight games in a row
coming into the hiatus. Last time out
against Cleveland, they held the Cavs
to just 77 points, 32 of which came from
LeBron James. It seems clear the strategy
is that no other member of the Cleveland
team is going to be allowed to beat them.
Depth would help in Cleveland, but as
now, neither Anderson Varejao or Sasha
Pavlovic is ready to come back and bolster
the rotation. Daniel Gibson has a sore
hamstring too. The Cavs have not exactly
turned the Quicken Loans Arena into a
fortress, as they've covered just one
of their last five home games and are
8-16 ATS overall.
As long as we can get a reasonable line,
we're ready to go with the hotter, bigger,
stronger team with more bench strength.
we have a reasonable number, so we're
on the Rockets, the one-point favorite
in the BetUS NBA basketball betting odds.
NBA Betting Prediction: JAY'S PLAY:
HOUSTON
Visit
BetUS for more analysis and all of your
NBA Basketball Odds!
You'll find the
latest 2007-2008 NBA odds and lines in the
best online sportsbook, BetUS.com. Betting
on NBA player and game props makes every
aspect of the game exciting. Join BetUS.com
today to bet on the NBA and make online sports
betting work for you!
Powered
By: Betus
NBA Hoops Gambling |
Cappers Picks is an online sports service
and handicapping tips website, not affiliated with any Online Scamdicappers. 
